Mikhail2 Botvinnik's chess openings
🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 235014 games
Mikhail2 Botvinnik, from Israel, has 14 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail2 Botvinnik most often opens with 1.d4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +2 =3 −2 · 50%
As Black7 games · +0 =3 −4 · 21%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening86%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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